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2009-10 MEN’S cREW MEDIA GUIDE
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UCSD QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location: .................................. La Jolla, Calif. Founded: ................................................1960 Enrollment: ..........................................28,500 Colors: ..................................... Blue and Gold Nickname:............................................ Tritons Affiliation: ..............................NCAA Division II Facility: ........................................Mission Bay Chancellor: ..................... Dr. Marye Anne Fox Athletics Director: ................ Earl W. Edwards UCSD Athletics Phone:.............858-534-4211 UCSD Athletics Fax: ................ 858-534-8172 MEN’S CREW STAFF Head Coach:............................ Zach Johnson Alma Mater .................. San Diego State (‘98) Assistant Coach:...........................Colin Truex E-mail Johnson: ........... zajohnson@ucsd.edu E-mail Truex: ......................ctruex@ucsd.edu Office Phone: ........................... 858-822-2671 MEDIA SERVICES Internet Home Page: .............ucsdtritons.com NCAA:................................... ncaasports.com
2009-10 Schedule ........................................................4 Mission Bay..................................................................5 Coaching Staff ......................................................... 6-7 Varsity Profiles....................................................... 8-14 Novice Profiles..................................................... 15-22 History and Honors ...................................................23 UC San Diego Athletics .............................................24 Earl W. Edwards - Director of Athletics ...................25 Athletic Performance/Sports Medicine....................26 Community Outreach ................................................27 UC San Diego - Youngest of the Best ......................28 San Diego - America’s Finest City ...........................29 On the Front Cover UCSD varsity eight boat competes at the 2009 San Diego Crew Classic: (from left) Karam Badran, Nathan Morgan, Kris Grey, Jeff Collett, Jay Dee Morgan, Ryan Andre and Andrew Hilton. Photography by Ken Grosse. On the Back Cover The UC San Diego men’s crew team. Photography by Brock Scott. Media Guide Credits The 2009-10 UC San Diego men’s crew media guide is a production of the UCSD sports information office. It was written, edited, and designed by Ivan Alber, Sports Information Assistant. Photography by Ken Grosse and Rick Kligman.
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SPORTS INFORMATION Associate AD/SID: .......................... Ryan Hall Phone: ..................................... 858-534-8437 E-Mail: .................................r2hall@ucsd.edu Assistant SID: ...........................Mark Oshidari Phone: ..................................... 858-534-8451 E-Mail: .......................... moshidari@ucsd.edu SID Fax:................................... 858-534-8475
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Hometown (Previous School) Poway, Calif. (Poway HS) San Bruno, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS) Mill Valley, Calif. (Tamalpais HS) San Francisco, Calif. (St. Ignatius College Prep) Seattle, Wash. (Bishop Blanchet HS) Fremont, Calif. (Mission San Jose HS) El Sobrante, Calif. (Berkeley HS) Lotus, Calif. (Ponderosa HS) Newton, Mass. (Newton HS) Folsom, Calif. (Jesuit HS) Long Beach, Calif. (Millikan HS) Long Beach, Calif. (Millikan HS) Yorba Linda, Calif. (Esperanza HS) San Carlos, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS) Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark HS) Los Angeles, Calif. (Milken Community HS) Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS) Millbrae, Calif. (Mills HS) Belmont, Calif. (Orange Coast College) Mission Viejo, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS) Mission Viejo, Calif. (Tesoro HS)
Name Ross Bell Vik Bhasker Ryan Brown Geoffrey Bugaisky Bora Buyuktimkin Leo Cherng Kenneth De Santis Simon Farah Jeff Friesen Ilya Getsin Pete Hirsch Austin Jones Greg Kearney Eddy Kim John Liles Lilly Lee Ryan Mak Ray Sheng Nick Suess Mark Tolentino Justin Walsh Chris Weir
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Hometown (Previous School) Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS) Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Thousand Oaks HS) Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy College Prep) Newbury Park, Calif. (Newbury Park HS) San Diego, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS) Bellevue, Wash. (South Pasadena HS) Davis, Calif. (Davis Senior HS) Moreno Valley, Calif. (Canyon Springs HS) Folsom, Calif. (Folsom HS) San Francisco, Calif. (Cherry Creek HS) Piedmont, Calif. (Piedmont HS) Saugus, Calif. (Saugus HS) Oakland, Calif. (Alhambra HS) Irvine, Calif. (Aliso Niguel HS) Auburn, Calif. (Placer HS) Laguna Beach, Calif. (Ayala HS) South San Francisco, Calif. (St. Ignatius Prep) Dalian, China (Irvington HS) Berkeley, Calif. (Berkeley HS) Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield HS) Folsom, Calif. (Folsom HS) Huntington Beach, Calif. (Marina HS)
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Name Cameran Biltucci Joey Frank Justin Gordon Dan Hallisy Andrew Hilton Justin Hsu Shawn Kuo Drew Madden Kellen Mandehr Michael Monrean Jay Dee Morgan Nathan Morgan Kelsey Mumley Billy Scherba Jon Seibert Zach Sharfman Erik Smith Alfred Tam Michael Verdone Arthur Vigil Ed Yragui
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2009-10 UC San Diego Men’s Crew Schedule Date
Opponent
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Oct. 25
San Diego Row for the Cure
Mission Bay
7:00 a.m.
Nov. 1
Newport Autumn Rowing Festival
Newport Harbor, Calif.
7:30 a.m.
Feb. 27
San Diego City Championships
Mission Bay
7:00 a.m.
March 6
UC San Diego Regatta
Mission Bay
8:00 a.m.
March 12
Gonzaga
Chula Vista, Calif.
7:00 a.m.
March 27-28 San Diego Crew Classic
Mission Bay
7:00 a.m.
April 9-10
George Washington Invitational
Washington, D.C.
7:00 a.m.
April 17-18
Newport Regatta
Newport Harbor, Calif.
7:30 a.m.
May 1-2
WIRA Championships
Rancho Cordova, Calif.
7:00 a.m.
June 3-5
IRA National Championships
Camden, NJ
7:00 a.m.
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he UC San Diego rowing teams call San Diego Mission Bay home for all workouts and regattas. Consisting of 4,600 acres, the “World’s Finest Aquatic Playground” is a rowers paradise. In addition to several dual meet competitions, UCSD competes on Mission Bay in the San Diego City Championships and the San Diego Crew Classic, the largest spring regatta in the United States. UCSD’s Boathouse is located on Mission Bay and serves as a central point for all Triton workouts. In addition, the rowing team trains regularly in the outstanding weight room facility at RIMAC, UCSD’s Recreation, Intramural and Athletic Center. Directions: Take -5- South, exit Sea World Dr., make a Right off of exit, follow Sea World Drive to W. Mission Bay exit, exit to the right (past Sea World), stay in right lane and follow circle loop onto W. Mission Bay Dr. (Note: Do not get on Ingraham St. after exiting), follow to Mission Blvd, right on Mission Blvd., right on El Carmel Place to Boathouse.
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Zach Johnson Head Coach
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ach Johnson enters his sixth season with UC San Diego men’s crew team and fourth as head coach in 2009-10.
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Johnson’s squad put together a recordbreaking season in 2008-09, capturing the Cal Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic for the second time in three years and having the varsity eight ranked in the top-25 by the US Rowing Collegiate National Polls every week during the season. The Tritons varsity eight and second varsity eight also placed second at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) Championships, while the team finished third overall. Johnson was named the WIRA Coach of the Year in recognition of his leadership and his team’s outstanding peformance. As a result of their incredible season, the varsity eight earned an invitation to the prestigious Intercollege Rowing Association Championships for the first time in program history, joining perennial powerhouses Stanford and Cal as the only California schools ever invited to the IRA Championships.
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In 2007-2008, the varsity eight set another program record, as they were ranked 23rd nationally. Varsity would also capture its fifth-straight San Diego City Championship in 2008. Johnson also led the second varsity eight to the team’s first gold medal in a decade at 2009-10 Men’s Crew
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the WIRA Championships. The second varsity eight then became the first varsity or junior varsity boat to make it to the Grand Final at the ECAC National Championships, placing sixth out of 18 squads.
eight set a program record by placing second at the event. The first time any UCSD crew had ever medaled on a national stage. Most impressive was the fact that the boat was made up nearly entirely of walk-on athletes.
After serving two years leading a successful novice program, Johnson set multiple school records in his first season as head coach. During the course of the 2006-07 campaign, Johnson directed the crew to an undefeated fall season and its first win at the Newport Fall Regatta. The team set a new benchmark at the San Diego Crew Classic, where they won the prestigious Cal Cup Trophy for the first time in program history. After sweeping the San Diego City Championships the team was able to medal in four events at the WIRA Championships. Three of the boats finished within one second of first place, including the varsity eight, which was involved in the closest three-way photo finish in conference history. The team reached new levels of recognition in 2007 as UCSD was ranked in the top 25 in the US Rowing National Collegiate Polls for the first time in the program’s 40-year history.
Johnson joined the UCSD coaching staff in 2005 as novice coach. With an entirely walk-on novice team, the boats enjoyed a highly successful season. UCSD won all of their dual races and went on to their best result ever at the San Diego Crew Classic, finishing fourth in the Grand Final. UCSD Novices went on to place second at the WIRA Championships by less than a second. The novices went on to set a new program record at the ECAC National Invitational’s as the novice 8 made the Grand Final before the event was canceled as a result of weather, becoming the first UCSD crew ever to have made it to a Grand Final on a national stage.
At the end of the 2006-07 season, Johnson was invited to “guest” coach for a month at Yale University. While at Yale, Johnson coached the JV and 3V athletes as they prepared for the oldest intercollegiate sporting event at the Harvard-Yale Regatta. The Yale JV was able to surprise a heavily favored Harvard boat, which had beaten them at both the IRA Regatta and Eastern Sprints weeks earlier, winning the event by over 15 seconds. In 2005-06 Johnson directed the novice program to success, as both his 1st and 2nd frosh/novice boats medaled at the WIRA Conference Championships, with the novice A finishing less than a second out of 1st Place. At the ECAC National Invitational Regatta, the UCSD novice
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Johnson, prior to joining UC San Diego, was the head coach at San Diego State University from 2000-2004. During his tenor, SDSU became a highly competitive crew, winning or medaling in numerous Conference Championships. Johnson’s SDSU crews qualified in the Varsity 4 for the IRA National Championships in 3 of his 5 years as head coach. Johnson began his rowing career at the early age of 9 and has rowed competitively at every level from Junior to Elite. Although most of his 20 year competitive career focused on sculling events, Johnson won a total of nine National Championship medals in the Eight, Four, Quad, Double and Single, his last coming in 2005. Johnson graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor’s degree in History. He was varsity captain and club president for SDSU Crew from 1995-1998.
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Crew Classic as well as a first-place finish at the Newport Invitational.
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olin Truex is in his third year as novice men’s crew coach for UC San Diego in 2009-10.
Under Truex’s leadership, the novice team put together an impressive 200809 campign. After going undefeated at the Pac-10 Challenge, the Tritons pulled out a petite final victory at the San Diego Crew Classic, passing Michigan in the final seconds of the race. The UCSD novice squad earned an invitation to the IRA National Championships and didn’t disappoint, defeating George Washington to finish 17th in the nation. In his first season at UCSD in 2007-08, Truex coached the first novice to a thirdplace finish at the WIRA Conference Championships and a 7th-place finish at the ECAC National Invitational in Worcester, Mass. Truex’s second novice eight earned second-place finishes at WIRA and the prestigious San Diego
Truex, born and raised in Wethersfield, Conn., began his rowing career as a freshman at Colby College, a small private school located in Waterville, Maine. Over the course of his four year career, Truex spent one year in a champion novice eight and three years in the top varsity eight. His varsity eight won medals at the New England Championships, Head of the Charles and New Hampshire Championships. Truex was also a two-time grand finalist at the ECAC Championships and stroked a silver medal-winning open four at the IRA national championships. Truex’s rowing experience expanded internationally when he competed for the University College London while studying abroad his junior year. His rowing career culminated with a trip to the Henley Royal Regatta in Henley, England where his eight competed in the Temple Cup. Upon graduation in the spring of 2000, Truex took over as the men’s novice coach for the Ohio State Crew Club. In his two years at Ohio State, the novice men’s team raced three competitive eights in the spring and experienced much success winning medals at the SIRA, MACRA, and Big Ten Championships. From 2002 to 2007 Truex was the first assistant coach for the San Diego State women’s rowing team. Truex’s main responsibilities included developing and coaching the walk-on novice team. Over
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those five years his top novice boats won first-place honors at the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival, San Diego Fall Classic, the Parker Cup, the San Diego City Championships, and the WIRA Championships. His top novice eights also earned second-place finishes at the Miller Cup and a fourth place finish at the prestigious San Diego Crew Classic. In addition to coaching the novice team Truex also coached the lightweight eight (2003-05), the varsity four (2006) and the JV eight (2006). In two years with Truex the lightweight won back-to-back WIRA Championships and was ranked as high as sixth in the national lightweight rankings. Truex coached the varsity four to a bronze medal finish and the JV eight to a gold medal at the 2006 WIRA Championships. The JV eight went undefeated against WIRA conference opponents during the 2006 season. On top of his coaching responsibilities with the Aztecs Truex also served as the recruiting coordinator and his efforts led to the signing of over 60 high school athletes during his five years. In Dec. 2007 Truex earned a Masters in Business Administration with a specialization in Management from SDSU. In the business program Truex met his future wife and former Loyola Marymount rower Jenny Griffin. They were married in June 2008 on Mission Bay and live together in North Park with their lazy dog Sammie.
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Cameran Biltucci Senior Coxswain Communications Poway, Calif. Poway High School High School: A 2006 graduate from Poway High School in Poway, Calif. Personal: Born Nov. 28, 1988... parents are Michael and Robin
Biltucci... has an older sister named Casey... a Communication major in Sixth College... hopes to have a career in broadcast journalism.
Dan Hallisy San Francisco, Calif. High School: A 2006 graduate of St. Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco... lettered in football and crew... won the bronze medal at Southwest Junior Regionals for crew in 2006... statistical best of 6:50 in the 2k event... helped squad to back-toback national championships in 2005 and 2006.
Senior Bioengineering St. Ignatius College Prep
Personal: Born Oct. 28, 1987... parents are John and Julia Hallisy... has a younger brother named Kevin... a Bioengineering major in Marshall College... hopes to work with bioengineering research... favorite pro sports teams are the San Francisco 49ers and the San Francisco Giants.
Andrew Hilton Seattle, Wash.
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High School: A 2006 graduate of Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle, Wash... placed sixth at Junior Nationals in lightweight eight in 2005, ninth at Junior Nationals in men’s pair in 2006... recorded a fourth-place U.S. Nationals finish in open eight in 2005 and finished 12th at the Head of the Charles in open eight in 2005... recorded statistical best of 6:45 in the
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Senior Psychology Bishop Blanchet High School
2k in 2005... Connie Johnson Scholar Athlete Award... also a member of the cross country team and Metro District Cross Country honoree in 2003. Personal: Born April 26, 1988... parents are Mike and Lynn Hilton... has a younger sister named Emily... a Psychology major in Marshall College.
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Jay Dee Morgan Long Beach, Calif. High School: A 2006 graduate of Millikan High School in Long Beach, Calif... lettered in baseball and crew... in rowing, took home five gold medals in 2006 at the Long Beach Regatta in various boats... in baseball, his freshman team won the league championship as he was named the squad’s most valuable player. Personal: Born March 1, 1988...
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Senior Economics Millikan High School
parents are Robert and Maria Morgan... has three siblings named Rhett, Ryann and Nathan... Nathan is also a member of UCSD men’s crew... an Economics major and Environmental Studies minor in Marshall College... interests include playing reading and going to the beach in his free time... favorite sports teams are the Chula Vista Little League squad and the Cambridge Boat Club.
Justin Gordon Mill Valley, Calif. High School: A 2007 graduate of Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, Calif... member of crew and the mountain biking club... rowed for the Marin Rowing Association during his junior and senior years... participated in the Southwest Junior Rowing Championships in May 2006 and 2007, the Junior National Championships in June 2006, and the Sea Otter Classic in 2005.
Junior Economics Tamalpais High School
Personal: Born Feb.6, 1989... parents are Jeff Gordon and Sally Carlson, both of whom attended UC Berkeley... has three sisters, Daanika, Alicia and Mandy... an Economics major and Urban Studies and Planning minor in Thurgood Marshall College... enjoys playing ultimate Frisbee in his free time... favorite pro sports teams are the San Francisco 49ers and the San Francisco Giants.
Justin Hsu Fremont, Mass.
Personal: Born Dec. 29, 1988...
father is Larry Hsu... has an older sister named Joanne... a General Biology major in Revelle College... aspires to have a career in physical therapy, health care or prostetics... interests include music and drawing... favorite athlete is Frank Gore... most memorable moment is defeating Orange Coast College in his first Newport Regatta. www.UCSDTritons.com
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High School: A 2007 graduate of Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, Calif... lettered in football and track and field... earned allleague 2nd team honors in 2006 as an offensive lineman in football and all-league defensive lineman honors in 2005.
Junior Biology Mission San Jose High School
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Shawn Kuo Junior Coxswain Human Biology El Sobrante, Calif. Berkeley High School High School: A 2006 graduate of Berkeley High School in Berkeley, Calif... lettered in volleyball and cross country... was named the volleyball team’s most valuable player his senior year. Personal: Born July 25, 1988...
parents are Sunny Kuo and Florentina Tapnio... a Human Biology major in Earl Warren College... aspires to work in the biotechnology industry... interests include volleyball, photography and running... favorite pro sports team is the San Diego Chargers.
Kelsey Mumley Junior Coxswain Political Science San Bruno, Calif. Junipero Serra High School At Orange Coast College: Competed as a coxswain for the women’s crew team while a student at OCC... coached by Brooke Albiston in 200708 and Laura Behr in 2008-09. High School: A 2007 graduate of Esperanza High School in Anaheim, Calif... lettered in volleyball... also competed in soccer and gymnastics.
Personal: Born Sept. 23, 1989... parents are Mike and Bonnie Headley... has a younger brother named Jacob... aspires to own her own public relations firm in the entertainment industry... favorite pro sports teams are the New England Patriots, Boston Celtics and the Boston Red Sox... favorite athlete is Randy Moss.
Jon Seibert Junior Chemical Engineering Moorpark, Calif. Moorpark High School
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High School: A 2006 graduate of Moorpark High School in Moorpark, Calif... played baseball for four years, two of which spent as part of the varsity team... during his junior year, team made it to the second round of the postseason... captained the team his freshman season.
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Personal: Born Sept. 1, 1988... parents are Mark Seibert and Anne 2009-10 Men’s Crew
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Jones... mother attended UCLA while father played football at Cal State Northridge... has two younger siblings named Nicole and Nathaniel... a Chemical Engineering major in John Muir College... interests include sports, reading and cars... aspires to research alternative forms of energy... favorite pro sports teams are the San Diego Chargers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Lakers.
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Michael Verdone Belmont, Calif. At Orange Coast College: Competed for OCC rowing during the 2006-07 season and helped squad win ever race that year, with the exception of the IRA National Championships. High School: A 2006 graduate of Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, Calif.
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Junior Bioengineering Orange Coast College
Personal: Born April 11, 1988... parents are Michael and Naomi Verdone... has a younger brother named Logan... a Psychology major in Muir College... aspires to be a part of the 2010 U.S. U23 rowing team and possibly compete in the 2012 Olympics... enjoys biking, hiking, camping, reading and surfing in his free time.
Joey Frank Sophomore Political Science San Bruno, Calif. Junipero Serra High School High School: A 2008 graduate of Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, Calif... a CCS Scholar Athlete and Junipero Serra Scholar Athlete. Personal: Born Feb. 11, 1990... parents are Glen and Marielena
Frank... has a younger brother named Travis... a Political Science major in Earl Warren College... aspires to become a lawyer... enjoys playing sports and going to the beach in his free time.
Kellen Mandehr Sophomore Political Science Newton, Mass. Newton High School High School: A 2008 graduate of Newton High School in Newton, Mass... lettered in swimming and was a four-time MIAA state swim meet qualifier and participant.
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Personal: Born April 30, 1990... parents are Daniel Mandehr and Abbie Celniker... father competed
in alpine skiing for the U.S. Olympic Development team and mother is a graduate of UCSD... has a younger sister named Julia... a Human Biology major at Muir College... enjoys swimming, biking and surfing in his free time... favorite athlete is Kelly Slater.
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Nathan Morgan Sophomore Economics Long Beach, Calif. Milikan High School
High School: A 2006 graduate of Millikan High School in Long Beach, Calif... played on the baseball
team from 2004-05 and lettered as part of the surf team and crew... helped crew to second and third place finishes in the Varsity Quad at the Southwest Regional Junior Rowing Championships in 2007 and 2008... also part of third and fifth place petite final finishes in the Varsity Quad at the U.S. Rowing Junior National Championships in 2007 and 2008... also competed with Long Beach Junior Crew from 2005-08, becoming varsity team captain.
Personal: Born Jan. 27, 1990... parents are Robert and Maria Morgan... has three older brothers named Rhett, Ryann, and Jay Dee... Jay Dee is also a member of UCSD men’s crew... an Economics major at Marshall College... enjoys surfing, cycling and Frisbee in his free time... favorite pro sports teams are the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers.
Billy Scherba San Carlos, Calif. High School: A 2009 graduate of Junipero Serra High School in San Carlos, Calif... competed for PENN AC Junior Rowing and helped team to a second-place finish in the lightweight eight 2007 national championships... also lettered in water polo. Personal: Born April 1, 1990... parents are James and Janice
Sophomore Economics Junipero Serra High School
Scherba... has two siblings named Angela and Anthony... an Economics major and Management minor in Marshall College... enjoys traveling, biking and watching sports in his free time... favorite pro sports teams are the San Francisco 49ers and San Francisco Giants... aspires to become an entrepreneur.
Zach Sharfman Los Angeles, Calif.
High School: A 2008 graduate of Milken Community High School in Los Angeles... captained the school’s swimming team.
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Personal: Born March 14, 1990... parents are Joshua and Bonnie Sharfman... father attended UCLA while mother went to USC... has 2009-10 Men’s Crew
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Sophomore Psychology Milken Community High School three siblings named Noah, Adam and Erin... a Psychology major and English minor at Marshall College... aspires to become a chiropractor... favorite pro sports teams are the Los Angeles Kings and the Los Angeles Lakers... enjoys carpentry, surfing and cooking in his free time.
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Christian... aspires to go to medical school and become a doctor... a Human Biology major and Spanish minor at Warren College... enjoys biking, running, snowboarding, reading and listening to music in his free time.
Alfred Tam Sophomore Human Biology Millbrae, Calif. Mills High School High School: A 2008 graduate of Mills High School in Millbrae, Calif. Personal: Born March 7, 1990... parents are Alesia and Stella Tam... has three older siblings named
Yvonne, Alesia and Monica... a Human Biology major at Marshall College... enjoys playing guitar in his free time... favorite pro sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers.
Arthur Vigil Sophomore Cognitive Science Mission Viejo, Calif. Santa Margarita High School High School: A 2006 graduate of Santa Margarita High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
Personal: Born Nov. 23, 1988... parents are Arthur and Josie Vigil... a Cognitive Science major and Biology minor at Roosevelt College. UC San Diego Tritons www.UCSDTritons.com
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Ed Yragui Sophomore Bioengineering Poway, Calif. Poway High School High School: A 2008 graduate of Tesoro High School in Las Flores, Calif... lettered in water polo. Personal: Born Aug. 19, 1989... parents are Mark and Chris Yragui, both of whom attended the University of Michigan... is a Bioengineering major at Sixth College... has a sibling
named Alex... enjoys biking, water polo, spinning, martial arts and salsa dancing in his free time... favorite pro sports teams are the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Lakers... favorite athlete is Michael Phelps.
Drew Madden Lotus, Calif. High School: A 2009 graduate of Ponderosa High School in Shingle Springs, Calif... competed for Capital Crew and helped squad to a fourthplace finish at nationals in the men’s heavyweight eight. Personal: Born May 24, 1991... parents are Tim Madden and Patricia
Freshman Ponderosa High School
Stow... father played water polo at the University of Arizona while mother attended UC Berkeley... has an older brother Chris, who plays tennis at the University of Michigan... an undeclared major at Sixth College... enjoys kayaking and art in his free time... favorite athlete is Lance Armstrong.
Michael Monrean Freshman Biochemistry Folsom, Calif. Jesuit High School
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High School: A 2009 graduate of Jesuit High School in Carmichael, Calif... competed for Capital Crew and helped squad to a fourth-place national championship finish.
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Monrean... has a younger brother named Matthew... aspires to become a doctor... a Biochemistry major at Revelle College... favorite pro sports teams are the New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants and San Francisco 49ers.
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parents are Harnish and Sarah Bell... an Electrical Engineering major at Warren College... has an older sister named Tori, a senior in Sixth College at UCSD... favorite pro sports teams are the San Diego Chargers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Anaheim Ducks.
Vik Bhasker Freshman Coxswain Electrical Engineering Thousand Oaks, Calif. Thousand Oaks High School High School: A 2008 graduate of Thousand Oaks High School in Thousand Oaks, Calif... lettered in track and field... also competed in ultimate Frisbee, rugby and basketball. Personal: Born March 16, 1990... parents are CS and Kala Bhasker...
has an older sister named Shalini... an Electrical Engineering major at Sixth College... enjoys playing basketball, football and video games in his free time... favorite pro sports teams are the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Broncos... favorite athlete is Derek Fisher.
Ryan Brown Freshman Electrical Engineering Thousand Oaks, Calif. Thousand Oaks High School
Personal: Born April 28, 1991... parents are Jeff and Ann Brown, both of whom attended the University of
Arizona... has an older brother named Mark... an Aerospace Engineering major at Sixth College... enjoys playing soccer, practicing guitar and listening to music in his free time... favorite pro sports teams are the Pittsburgh Steelers, Bayern Munich and Barcelona... favorite athlete is Hines Ward.
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High School: A 2009 graduate of Brophy College Prep in Phoenix, Ariz... captain and vice president of Brophy crew... helped squad to a state championship in the eight and four boats in 2008.
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Geoffrey Bugaisky Freshman Coxswain Biology Newbury Park, Calif. Newbury Park High School High School: A 2009 graduate of Newbury Park High School in Newbury Park, Calif... competed in fencing and rowing. Personal: Born June 8, 1991... parents are Lawrence and Gabriele Bugaisky, both of whom attended
University of Illinois - Chicago... has a younger sibling named Alex... a Biology major at Sixth College... aspires to a career in emergency medicine... enjoys fencing and rock climbing in his free time... favorite pro sports team is the Washington Capitals.
Bora Buyuktimkin San Diego, Calif. High School: A 2009 graduate of Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, Calif... lettered in football, track and field and basketball... helped football squad advance to CIF playoffs... contributed to track and field’s first undefeated regular season in school history while competing in javelin, discus and shot put.
Freshman Torrey Pines High School
Personal: Born Sept. 21, 1990... parents are Nadir and Servet Buyuktimkin, both of whom attended the University of Istanbul... has three siblings named Tuba, Barlas and Arda... an undeclared major at Muir College... enjoys playing sports and video games in his free time... favorite athlete is Kirk Hinrich.
Leo Cherng Freshman Political Science Bellevue, Wash. South Pasadena High School
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Simon Farah Freshman Aerospace Engineering Moreno Valley, Calif. Canyon Springs High School High School: A 2009 graduate of Canyon Springs High School in Moreno Valley, Calif... lettered in swimming and water polo... served as captain of the water polo squad. Personal:
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Jeff Friesen Freshman Mechanical Engineering Folsom, Calif. Folsom High School Personal: Born March 28, 1991... parents are Gregory and Mary Friesen... has an older sister named Bianca... enjoys wakeboarding and snowboarding in his free time... a Mechanical Engineering major at Sixth College.
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High School: A 2009 graduate of Folsom High School in Folsom, Calf... competed for the Capital Crew Rowing Club and helped squad to a ninth-place finish in the 2009 lightweight men’s youth rowing national championships.
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Ilya Getsin Freshman Bioengineering San Francisco, Calif. Cherry Creek High School High School: A 2009 graduate of Cherry Creek High School in Englewood, Colo... lettered in tennis and swimming... earned All-State Varsity Academic Award in tennis. Personal: Born Feb. 11, 1991... parents are Gene and Liliya Getsin, both of whom attended Moscow University... father competed
collegiately in wrestling and sailing while mother competed in badminton... has a younger brother named Anthony... a Bioengineering major at Muir College... aspires to become a radiologist... enjoys writing, swimming, dancing, playing games, singing and hanging out with friends in his free time... favorite athlete is Michael Phelps.
Pete Hirsch Freshman Computer Engineering Piedmont, Calif. Piedmont High School High School: A 2008 graduate of Piedmont High School in Piedmont, Calif... lettered in cross country and helped squad to a state championship in 2005.
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has an older brother named Sam... a Computer Engineering major at Revelle College... enjoys playing guitar and running in his free time... favorite pro sports team is the San Francisco Giants... favorite athlete is Pablo Sandoval.
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Austin Jones Saugus, Calif. High School: A 2009 graduate of Saugus High School in Saugus, Calif... lettered in tennis and earned the squad’s Coaches Award while helping the team to the league playoffs. Personal: Born April 8, 1991... parents are Christopher and Dayna
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Jones... has a younger brother named Parker... an undeclared major at Muir College... aspires to a career in science... enjoys being outdoors in his free time... favorite pro sports team is the New York Yankees... favorite athlete is Derek Jeter.
Greg Kearney Oakland, Calif. High School: A 2009 graduate of Alhambra High School in Martinez, Calif... captained the swimming team and broke high school record that had stood for 27 years... competed for the San Francisco Dolphin Club in open water swimming and rowing... completed the Maui channel open water swim, a course lasting 17 miles.
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Personal: Born July 2, 1990... parents are Thomas Kearney and Joy Meier... has an older brother named Brian... an undeclared major at Warren College... aspires to become a surgeon... enjoys extreme distance swimming and scuba diving in his free time... favorite athlete is Michael Phelps.
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Eddy Kim Irvine, Calif. High School: A 2009 graduate of Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo, Calif. Personal: Born Oct. 15, 1991... parents are Peter and Cecilia Kim...
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has an older brother named Peter... an undeclared major at Warren College... aspires to become a doctor... enjoys running and listening to music in his free time.
Lilly Lee Freshman Coxswain Physiology and Neuroscience Laguna Beach, Calif. Ayala High School High School: A 2008 graduate of Ayala High School in Chino Hills, Calif... lettered in cross country and track and field. Personal: Born Feb. 5, 1990... parents are James Archer and Lynn Chang...
has an older brother named Jason... a Neuroscience and Physiology major at Muir College... favorite pro sports teams are the Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Lakers... favorite athlete is Muhammad Ali.
John Liles Freshman Sociology Auburn, Calif. Placer High School
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High School: A 2009 graduate of Placer High School in Auburn, Calif... lettered in baseball and helped team to Sac-Joaquin Section title as a senior.
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Ryan Mak South San Francisco, Calif. High School: A 2009 graduate of St. Ignatius Prep in San Francisco, Calif... lettered in football and basketball. Personal: Born May 29, 1991... parents are David and Cynthia Mak... father attended University of Wisconsin while mother went to Ohio State... has an older sister named
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Jennifer... an undeclared major at Muir College... aspires to attend medical school... enjoys football, basketball and going to the beach in his free time... favorite pro sports teams are the San Francisco 49ers and the Golden State Warriors... favorite athletes are Patrick Willis and Chris Paul.
Ray Sheng Freshman Bioengineering Dalian, China Irvington High School High School: A 2009 graduate of Irvington High School in Fremont, Calif... lettered in both football and track and field. Personal: Born April 19, 1991...
mother is Jun Zhao... a Bioengineering major at Muir College... enjoys photography and film editing in his free time... favorite pro sports team is the Oakland Raiders... favorite athlete is Cung Le.
Nick Suess Freshman Mathematics and Economics Berkeley, Calif. Berkeley High School
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both of whom attended Cal State East Bay... father competed in judo on the national level... has three younger sisters named Stephanie, Sarah and Roxanne... a Mathematics and Economics major at Warren College.
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Mark Tolentino Freshman Environmental Systems Bakersfield, Calif. Bakersfield High School High School: A 2007 graduate of Bakersfield High School in Bakersfield, Calif. Personal: Born Feb. 3, 1989... parents are Demetrio and Ethel Tolentino... has three siblings
named Lisa, Ray and Dana... an Environmental Systems major and Music minor at Roosevelt College... aspires to a career in sustainability and urban design... favorite pro sports team is the San Diego Chargers.
Justin Walsh Freshman Physiology and Neuroscience Folsom, Calif. Folsom High School High School: A 2009 graduate of Folsom High School in Folsom, Calif... earned USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll Honorable Mention... competed for Capital Crew Rowing and helped squad to a fourth-place finish in the varsity eight at the 2009 Junior National Championships.
Personal: Born May 10, 1991... parents are Jim and Jill Walsh... father attended Oregon State while mother went to UC Davis... has an older sister named Stephanie... a Physiology and Neuroscience major at Revelle College... aspires to a career in orthopedic surgery... favorite sports team is the San Francisco 49ers.
Chris Weir Freshman Pharmacological Chemistry Huntington Beach, Calif. Marina High School
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High School: A 2009 graduate of Marina High School in Huntington Beach, Calif... lettered in baseball and helped squad advance to CIF playoffs as a senior.
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With the momentum from their Cal Cup victory, the varsity eight and second varsity eight again repeated as winners during the Newport Regatta, the final tune-up for the WIRA Championships. The varsity eight finished just over two seconds ahead of USD and over seven seconds before UCLA, while the second varsity finished over a boat-length ahead of the rest of the field. Entering the WIRA Championships with the varsity having lost only once all year, by less than a second to Gonzaga, the Tritons had reason to feel confident about their first chance to advance to the IRA National Championships. The goal the team set at the start of the season became a reality due to their WIRA performance. While the varsity eight boat again finished behind Gonzaga in a photo finish with a time of 6:00.3 to 5:59.7 for the Bulldogs, the second place finish was enough to earn a trip to Sacramento for the IRA Championships. The second varsity eight also placed second, while the novice eight and novice lightweight four boats advanced to Grand Finals. The Tritons third-place finish came despite entering only five boats.
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All-Conference Honors 2009..................................................Ryan Andre 2009............................................. Karam Badran 2009....................................................Jeff Collett 2009.................................................. John Lynch 2008................................................ David Payne 2007......................................... Brendan Carriker 2007.................................................... Will Stuart 2007...................................... Darren Von Platten 2007.............................................. Jared Whittier 2007..............................................Michael Zurko 2006.............................................. Joseph Baker 2006..............................................Michael Bravo 2006......................................... Brendan Carriker 2006...............................................Steven Oliver 2005......................................... Brendan Carriker 2005...............................................Steven Oliver 2005............................................. Andres Onetto 2005........................................ Jacob Sendowski 2003........................................... Scott Destafney
UCSD Athletes of the Year 2007......................................... Brendan Carriker 1998.................................................. Sam Nicols
The first men’s crew team at UC San Diego was established in 1967. Many changes have taken place since that time as the sport has evolved from wooden boats and oars, to hightech racing shells made of Kevlar, carbon fiber and Nomex honeycomb. The oars have changed their traditional spoon-like shape and, with the introduction of composite materials, evolved into a hatchet or cleaver shape. UCSD has kept pace with the technology, and remained competitive at the regional and national levels.
At the WIRA Championships, seniors Ryan Andre, Jeff Collett, and junior Karam Badran were named to the All-WIRA First Team, while senior Jonathan Lynch earned All-WIRA Second Team recognition. Head coach Zach Johnson, in his fifth season with UCSD men’s crew and third as head coach, was named Coach of the Year in recognition of his leadership and his team’s outstanding performance.
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Returning to the Pac-10 Challenge for only the second year, the Tritons again were victorious in the majority of races, with the varsity eight, second varsity eight, and novice eight each defeating UCLA in the morning events. The three boats repeated the winning performances against conference power UC Davis in the afternoon. The varsity eight then provided UCSD’s seventh win in eight races against USC, crossing the finish line with a decisive 20 second margin of victory.
San Diego Crew Classic. The varsity eight led the effort, trailing Sacramento State during the first 500 meters before pulling even by the halfway point and driving ahead during the third-quarter. The boat continued their dominant season by pulling away for the win with a time of 6:28.18. The second varsity eight and novice squads also continued the overall success of the program with wins in their races.
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This is UCSD Athletics... • Triton teams have captured 29 National Championships while 37 teams have finished as National Runners-Up. 44 others have achieved National Third Place honors. All told, UCSD has won a total of 171 national, regional, and conference championships. • Individually, 130 Triton student-athletes have captured National Championships and a remarkable 990 student-athletes have been named to All-America teams. • UCSD student-athletes have excelled academically as well, earning 23 prestigious NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarships and 140 Academic All-America selections. Consistently, over 55 percent of the student-athletes earn a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, placing them on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. • In 2008, UCSD was ranked first in Division II and 20th overall in the National Collegiate Scouting Association Power Rankings, which are based on student-athlete graduation rates, academic strength, and athletic prowess of the university. • In 2008-09, UCSD posted a Seventh Place Finish out of over 300 schools in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup, an award emblematic of the best overall athletics department in the country. Since moving to the NCAA Division II level in 2000, UCSD has placed in the top seven programs in the country on eight different occasions and finished second overall twice. • Beginning in 2005-06, UCSD has won the last four California Collegiate Athletic Association Commissioner’s Cup titles, an award symbolizing the best overall athletics department in the CCAA.
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• To provide a broad base of men’s and women’s intercollegiate sports. • To attract students of high academic capabilities and athletic talent who are representative of the diversity of the people of the state of California. • To promote healthy physical activity, athletic competition, communications and interpersonal skills, teamwork, and overall personal growth. • To promote the principles of ethical conduct, fair play, and respect and understanding of others. • To promote the academic advancement and graduation of student-athletes and prepare student athletes for lifelong learning, future careers, and engaged citizenship. • To foster the development of student-athletes’ abilities to live successfully in a diverse and global society. • To enhance student life at UCSD and foster campus pride and community support. • To participate competitively in an athletic conference that complements and supports the mission and goals of the UCSD Intercollegiate Program and the campus. 2009-10 Men’s Crew
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A 1972 graduate of East S t r o u d s b u r g U n i v e r s i t y, Edwards earned a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education. He then went on to receive his masters in Sports Administration from the University of Massachusetts in 1973. In addition to working as athletics director at East Stroudsburg University and UC San Diego, he has athletics administration experience at the University of Massachusetts, UC Davis, the University of Michigan, and Drexel University.
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The Athletic Performance Program is geared toward teaching each student-athlete how to achieve the highest level of athletic development through enhancement of all components of strength and conditioning. Athlete workouts are planned and monitored out by Rob Mamula, UCSD’s Director of Athletic Performance. Mamula brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Triton athletics and represents the only full-time strength and conditioning coach in the entire CCAA. The Tritons work out in the RIMAC weight room, which is over 12,000 square feet in size and features state of the art equipment. The UCSD Athlete Performance Program is truly designed with the student-athlete’s enhancement in mind. Very few programs at the Division II level have such expertise and first class facilities at the disposal of the student-athlete, helping to further distinguish the Triton Athletics Department as one of the premiere intercollegiate programs in the country. The UC San Diego Sports Medicine Center is dedicated to the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic-related injuries suffered by Triton student-athletes. Under the supervision of head athletic trainer Kevin Messey MS, ATC, CSCS and his staff, UCSD athletes receive the highest quality medical care and access to an extensive network of physicians and other medical specialists.
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The rest of the training room staff is comprised of two full-time ATCs and an average of 10 athletic training students (ATS). The UCSD athletic training room is a clinical site for San Diego State University’s accredited athletic training education program, where some of the athletic training students fulfill their clinical experience. Additionally, the UCSD Sports Medicine Center offers a wide variety of options for examination and rehabilitation.
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he University of California, San Diego Department of Athletics is committed to actively participating in the community through a variety of outreach events and services. Student-athletes from 23 sports participate in a wide range of service and outreach programs in and around the San Diego area.
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In 2003-04 the Tritons began the “Team Up!” program. This program assists local elementary schools that do not have a physical education component in their current curriculum. UCSD student-athletes provide healthy physical activity and create an environment for elementary school students that foster positive thinking and team building. The program was run at the Del Mar Heights Elementary School in the morning hours prior to school starting and during the students’ lunch periods during the past two years. Triton student-athletes make the holidays brighter for 12 families in the San Diego area on an annual basis, providing a plethora of gifts and holiday cheer. Triton teams paired up and each tandem purchased presents, food, and goodies to deliver to their adopted family before the holidays. Families were selected by the Neighborhood House Association which runs the Head Start programs throughout San Diego County. Student-athletes contacted the families to find out what special presents the children wanted, as well as what sort of clothing or other needs could be met. Teams delivered the presents in person and spent time with the families, often playing games with the children. Families each received approximately $300-$500 worth of gifts, depending on the number of children. Presents ranged from a bike for one child to clothing and food for the parents. In conjuction with the California Collegiate Athletic Association as the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Triton student-athletes have gone to work to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation in each of the last three years. The studentathletes held a bake sale during the Annual Sun God Festival on the UCSD campus. Each team brought baked goods for a sale in the evening prior to the festival’s main event. The goal at each CCAA member institution was to raise $1 per student-athlete. Triton student-athletes far exceeded this goal, raising over $1,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation in 2005. Additionally, the Intercollegiate Athletics Department holds an annual Blood Drive to benefit the American Red Cross. All coaches, staff and out of season student-athletes participated in the blood drive, while those student-athletes who were in season recruited other students on campus to donate blood on their behalf. UCSD ATHLETICS COMMUNITY OUTREACH
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Volunteer Connection Adopt-A-Family Program Hands Across America St. Vincent De Paul Soup Kitchen Row for the Cure Preuss School Clinics Starlings Volleyball Club Habitat for Humanity San Diego Special Olympics California Half Ironman Volunteers Mission Bay Beach Clean Up Race for the Cure Boy’s and Girl’s Club Sports Clinics
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UCSD: THE INSTITUTION Nestled along the Pacific Ocean on 1,200 acres of coastal woodland, UCSD is a powerful magnet for those seeking a fresh, next-generation approach to education and research. Since its founding nearly five decades ago, UCSD is one of the ten campuses in the world-renowned University of California system and has rapidly achieved the status as one of the top institutions in the nation for higher education and research. UCSD’s interdisciplinary ethos and tradition of innovation and risk-taking underlie its research strength and ability to recruit top scholars and students. Students: The average high school GPA of admitted freshmen was 4.08 in the fall of 2009. UCSD ranks 7th nationally among major research universities sending students abroad in full-year programs. Economic Impact: UCSD’s contributes more than $7.2 billion in direct and indirect spending and personal income each year to the California economy and generates 39,000 jobs, according to a study by CBRE Consulting. The university’s faculty and alumni have created at least 193 start-up companies, including many local biotech companies. UCSD is the 3rd largest employer in San Diego County with nearly 26,000 employees. Specialized Resources: UCSD’s graduate and professional schools include Scripps Institution of Oceanography; School of Medicine; School of International Relations and Pacific Studies; School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Jacobs School of Engineering (graduate and undergraduate), and Rady School of Management. The campus also is home to the San Diego Supercomputer Center; California Institute for Information Technology and Telecommunications; Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, and Institute of the Americas.
UCSD: ACADEMIC RANKINGS • U.S. News & World Report ranks UC San Diego as the 7th best public university in the nation, and 35th among the nation’s top 50 universities. Also, in its 2009 survey of graduate programs, U.S. News ranks the School of Medicine 6th among the nation’s public medical schools and the Jacobs School of Engineering 7th among the nation’s public engineering schools. U.S. News also ranks UC San Diego 14th among national universities in the category of “Up and Coming Schools.” • UC San Diego is ranked the 2nd best university in the nation by the Washington Monthly’s 2009 College Guide, based on the positive impact the university has had on the country. • UC San Diego is ranked 10th in the nation in the quality of its faculty. The National Research Council. UC San Diego is currently where eight Nobel Laureates call home, adding to the total of 16 in school history.
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• Thomson Scientific ranks UC San Diego the 7th highest-impact research institution in the nation from 2001-2005, based on the citation impact of published research in science and the social sciences.
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• UC San Diego was named the “hottest” institution in the nation for students to study science by Newsweek and the 2006 Kaplan/Newsweek College Guide. • The Princeton Review’s annual college guide ranks UC San Diego as the 7th best value among public universities in the nation. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranks UC San Diego 10th nationally for best values in public colleges. UC San Diego graduates rank 3rd nationally in salary earnings among public universities, according to Forbes.com. 2009-10 Men’s Crew
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The UCSD campus is located in La Jolla, Calif., just minutes north of America’s sixth largest city, San Diego. Spanish for ‘the jewel’, La Jolla is one of San Diego’s first neighborhoods to be settled. The city of La Jolla has spectacular beaches and park areas that are popular for great diving, swimming, surfing, hiking, romantic sunset strolls, and family fun. La Jolla’s village area boasts a beautiful Mediterranean charm and a cool Southern Californian vibe, and rolls out the red carpet when it comes to it’s fine dining, theatre, cultural activities, boutique shopping, art galleries, and fine lodging establishments. It is no wonder why La Jolla’s Prospect Street was dubbed ‘San Diego’s Rodeo Drive’.
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Named “America’s Finest City” for its hospitality, beauty, and ideal climate, San Diego is located at the southern tip of California, just north of Mexico. The residents of San Diego county are so physically active that Sports Illustrated magazine once called it “Sportstown, U.S.A.” San Diego’s 70 miles of beaches are a haven for swimmers, surfers, divers, boaters, and sunbathers alike. The city of San Diego is a major commercial business center with more than 2.6 million residents and a varied economy based in agriculture, manufacturing, aerospace, technology, electronics, aircraft, ship-building, scientific research and tourism. The city is one of the largest biotech centers in the U.S. Sea World
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